Types of Hadith and their scope

Abstract

As a source of Islamic law, the word hadith does not need much introduction in scholarly circles, it has always been of fundamental importance in Islam and significant work has been done on this subject in ancient and modern times. In Islamic sciences, reference is made only to the hadith and the sanad of jurisprudence is taken from the hadith itself and the truth is that no subject of Islam is complete without knowing it. Why is there a need for classification in Hadith? Due to the multiplicity of conquests, when Islam began to spread in different tribes and remote areas, the Companions settled in different places. As a result, there was a shortage of people with knowledge of hadith. Gradually, falsehoods began to spread against the truth. People started fabricating hadiths for their own purposes and attributing it to the Holy Prophet (PBUH). In condemnation of virtue and opponents, to please the kings and careless speakers will start fabricating hadiths to add color to their speeches, So in view of these critical circumstances, the scholars of the time felt the need to compile the hadith and bring it in book form. So the scholars and the students of Hadith got ready for this task. At that time, the muhaddithin considered the service of knowledge of hadith to be better than night vigil and they spent most of their dear life for this important work. The subject separated the narrations, laid down the principles for the identification of authentic and weak ahaadeeth, which is called knowledge of hadith, without knowing these sciences no one can speak in ahaadeeth